Argentina: Chickpea producers must begin to declare the cultivars planted to validate the legal origin of the seed

Chickpea producers must begin to declare before the Afip's Simplified Agricultural Information System (SISA) the area planted and the cultivars used, as is already required in the case of soybeans, wheat, cotton, peas, barley, rice and peanuts. . The measure, established by Inase resolution 563/2023, published today in the Official Gazette, indicates that chickpea cultivation “is an activity of marked importance at the national and international level, as a winter crop, being a fundamental productive alternative for areas from central-northern Argentina.” And he emphasizes that "there are sufficient technological advances to develop this crop and enhance its yield, taking it to productive levels that would generate high returns for the farmer, as a result of export demand." The standard specifies that in the last two years, six new varieties out of a total of twelve that have current intellectual property were registered in the National Cultivar Registry, “showing the expectation ...